Results 721-740 of 12,563 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a point to make that is not directly related to what has been said, but I just want to mention it because it relates to news breaking in my constituency on the Wavin factory. The factory is moving quite a substantial amount of its production to England, which will come as a huge blow. I intend to correspond with the Minister on this matter. Balbriggan is one of the biggest towns in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I was only flagging it and was not trying to bounce in a question or anything like that. I just wanted to flag that I will be corresponding with the Minister. I mentioned the matter only because it is in the news in my local area. I thank him for indicating he will engage on the matter. Can he confirm that the ERO for security workers has been signed and that pay increases have been put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: That is fair enough. I am seeking to understand the position on tracking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: If the Minister could, I would be very grateful. I want to ask a question about the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024, which will remove a small portion of mandatory retirement clauses. My view and that of my party is that it does not go far enough. However, even as far as it goes it looks like - as was reported at the weekend - that it will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: In the autumn. Is the intention that this would be law by Christmas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Of course. If it cannot be done, it will not be done but the Minister of State is saying that if it can be done, it will be done by Christmas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: We will see. I want to ask about digitalisation. We had a hearing two weeks ago and I thank Ms Jean Carberry, who is here, for the very useful information that she gave to us relating to the digital economy and the society index. We know that only 66% of SMEs have a basic level of digital intensity. When we look at the various indices, there is scope for improving this. A total of 37% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There is a need also to invest in infrastructure. We saw what happened when the HSE was hacked. It exposed just how antiquated and outdated a lot of the hardware was that it was using, which surprised anyone not familiar with the workings of the HSE. While we are having this conversation about the technology, we also need to make sure the agencies such as those referred to by the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: It is a little bit like AI itself.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that was given for the establishment of the Road Safety Authority in 2006; and the amount of funding the RSA was given in its first year, in tabular form. [28544/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current and capital funding of the Road Safety Authority from 2006 to date, in tabular form. [28545/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the pillar banks refusing outright to provide mortgages to customers who wish to purchase their home from a local authority under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (2 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases which have come before the WRC regarding the right to request remote working since the publication of the WRC Code of Practice; the number of these cases which have been adjudicated on; whether there was a positive or negative result regarding the employees' request; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (2 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a new Employment Regulation Order for the security guarding sector, which will increase the minimum hourly rate of pay, is being decoupled from a link to the national minimum wage, which means the pay for workers in the sector would not increase consequentially with increases in the national minimum wage; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (2 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the review of the rental accommodation scheme will be published ahead of Budget 2025. [27990/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (2 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if gluten-free meals will be provided under the school meals programme, similar to the nut-free policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28314/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: A price of €400,000 is not affordable.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: They cannot use it on this scheme.